Explore the Family Name Brinckerhoff

The meaning of Brinckerhoff

Dutch: variant of Brinkerhoff. The surname Brinckerhoff is no longer found in the Netherlands.

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How common is the last name Brinckerhoff in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brinckerhoff has seen an increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brinckerhoff was ranked 68,973rd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to 66,371st place, representing a positive change of 3.77%. Additionally, the number of people with this surname also increased during this period, with a count of 266 individuals in 2000 moving up to 298 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 12.03%. However, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100k remained unchanged over this decade, sitting at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,973	#66,371	3.77%
Count	266	298	12.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brinckerhoff

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Brinckerhoff, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census, underwent some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While a vast majority of individuals identified as White, dropping slightly from 96.99% in 2000 to 93.96% in 2010, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders who carry this surname, going from 2.26% in 2000 to 3.02% in 2010. The category of 'Two or more races' also emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.68% of the Brinckerhoffs. No individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the two censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	93.96%	-3.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.26%	3.02%	33.63%
Two or More Races	0%	1.68%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%